Always Doing

"It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.”

[alwaysdoing]

How did I not know these exist?!

[446i]

Shinjyuku   https://goo.gl/ipFxqu

[hkportfolio]

Detailed map of European infrastructure (white dots are bus stations, yellow dots are train stations). Designed and built in Mapbox.

Interact with it here: 

[thesmithian-blog]

Widening the 405 is like finding a slightly bigger sponge to throw in the ocean, whereas a north-south line along that corridor is ideal. Getting rail to LAX, which I’m committed to doing. With the Expo Line, if you live on the far west side, you’ll have an option next year to go from ‘the sand to the symphony’ in 40 minutes. And the Crenshaw Line will be a gamechanger for South Los Angeles.” —Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

[alwaysdoing]

The sponge thing. SO TRUE.

[alwaysdoing]

"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it." -Toni Morrison

[bookmania]

Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Hans Christian Andersen (via bookmania)

[citymaus]

[authorarvin]

The best vending machine I’ve ever seen.

[gordonsquare]

Bosselmann’s kinaesthetic experience study of cities- the visual and experiential qualities of the environment we are moving through differs out perception of time passing and distance travelled from reality. Public Places Urban Spaces. Architectural Press 2005 pp.135-136

[alwaysdoing]

I have to check this out because

1) I live in Kyoto, and

2) I hate the urban planning here.

[thislandisparkland]

I love this project in Winnipeg by Toronto-based RAW Design where giant, colourful balls made of pool noodles have added some much needed colour into a grey winter environment. They also work to trap warmth so you can dive in and thaw your face. 

It’s silly and weird, sure, but we could use a bit more of that in our public spaces, especially in the winter. 

via The Atlantic Cities

[nprbooks]

(Warning: There’s one F-bomb in the video above. So, you know, earmuffs if you’re snowed in with the kids.)

Today’s top book news item: The slam poet and novelist Maggie Estep died Wednesday, days after having a heart attack, The New York Times reports. She was 50.

Estep helped to popularize slam poetry through appearances on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and MTV in the 1990s. The Timeswrites, “Ms. Estep’s poetry was characterized by gritty honesty, black humor and a post-punk brand of feminism. … Her poems, which she delivered relentlessly, were a cascade of images, often tinged with absurdity, violence and innuendo.” 

If you’re not familiar with her work, this reading is a great place to start. 

[spellthief]

If I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love.

[spellthief]

          -Hayao Miyazaki (x)

[velovoodoo]

Tech Campus Housing Studies:

The booming tech industry has created huge demand for housing in the San Francisco Bay Area, driving up housing costs and leading to long commutes. Meanwhile, tech workers flock to San Francisco and Oakland, seeking the high-density urban environment that Silicon Valley lacks. What might it look like if tech campuses replaced their parking lots and provided all the necessary housing on-site?

[mudwerks]

(via Over My Oeuvre: 1952 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)

1952. “Entertainer Gene Kelly executing leap over film cans labeled with titles of his movies.” From photos by Maurice Terrell for Look magazine. View full size.

[thingsandschemes]

Ipv Delft designed the world’s first roundabout for bicycles. It’s located in the Netherlands!

[cherrylady4]

[alwaysdoing]

The San Francisco that Could Have Been

via The Bold Italic